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Originally Posted by RoboRay
Not really.
If you want to know what's in the changed libraries, just look. That's kind of what's so great about open source software.
The software battery monitor "danger" has already been discredited, as the hardware safety feature is still operable.
And so long as the hardware failure that results in seeking warranty service does not directly result from software changes (the probability of which I won't even waste time going into), what possible moral/legal dilemma exists?
If I buy a Windows PC from Dell and install Debian Linux on it, are you seriously suggesting that I would face a moral/legal dilemma by seeking warranty action when the video card dies two weeks later?
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The libraries are binaries, and unless the author publishes the code, you can't tell what's in there, or what's not. And unless you recompile them by yourself from source, you can't even tell that the binary corresponds to the source.
For the record, mine's rooted and I am not trying to sway people one way or the other, I just want to point out that using 3rd party libraries on your device is not without its risks, minimal as they may be.